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Daily Mirror
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Press Association & Tom Victor

Celtic fined £13k for "f*** the crown" banner following the Queen's death

Celtic have been fined over “provocative” anti-monarchy banners displayed by their fans at a Champions League match less than a week after the Queen’s death.

One banner spotted among the Hoops’ section of the ground in their match against Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk in Poland last month stated ‘f*** the crown’. Another read ‘Sorry For Your Loss Michael Fagan,’ a reference to a man who broke into the Queen’s bedroom in 1982.

The Scottish champions have been fined 15,000 euros (just over £13,000) by UEFA’s control, ethics and disciplinary body over what was described as “a message not fit for a sporting event (ie a provocative banner)”. Celtic were also fined 4,250 euros (£3,733) for the lighting of fireworks at a home Champions League match against Real Madrid on September 6.

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